Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show

Aug 3, 1991

0h 58m

★ 8.7

Overview

Rodney Dangerfield wants the hottest up-and-coming comedians for his new HBO special, but as always, he gets no respect.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Paper Clip Productions

Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show Trailers

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Cast

Self

Rodney Dangerfield

Self

Sid Youngers

Self

Bob Zany

Self

David Tyree

Self

Hugh Fink

Self

Harry Basil

Youngers' Manager

John Fox

Zany's Manager

Roger Behr

Fink's Agent

Greg Travis

Harry Basil's Manager

Tom Parks

Masseur

Andre Rosey Brown

Self

Jamie Farr

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6.0

Amira & Sam

May 30, 2014

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7.5

George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing

Nov 5, 2005

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6.8

Jerry Before Seinfeld

Sep 19, 2017

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4.9

Clubland

Jun 28, 2007

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5.9

Funny People

Jul 30, 2009

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8.0

Mustapha El Atrassi - +212

Sep 18, 2019

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7.6

George Carlin: Doin' It Again

Jun 2, 1990

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5.7

Alan Carr: Tooth Fairy Live

Jan 1, 2007

Alan Carr recorded this live perfomance at the Hammersmith Apollo in May 2007 to a sell-out audience. Alan talks about childhood and adolescence in his trademark frank and hilarious style.

5.9

All About Nina

Sep 28, 2018

Nina Geld's passion and talent have made her a rising star in the comedy scene, but she's an emotional mess offstage. When a new professional opportunity coincides with a romantic one, she is forced to confront her own deeply troubled past.

7.5

Jon Richardson Live: Nidiot

Dec 1, 2014

Recorded live in front of a sold out audience at the legendary Hammersmith Apollo we find that becoming happy hasn't necessarily ruined Jon Richardson's life.

8.2

Billy Connolly: Billy and Albert (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)

Jun 30, 1987

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7.8

George Carlin: You Are All Diseased

Feb 6, 1999

Legendary comic Carlin comes back to the Beacon theater to angrily rant about airport security, germs, cigars, angels, children and parents, men, names, religion, god, advertising, Bill Jeff and minorities.

7.7

Jim Jefferies: Contraband

Oct 11, 2008

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6.3

Jo Koy: Don't Make Him Angry

Jan 4, 2009

Jo Koy details life with his Filipino mom, the advantages of dancing like Michael Jackson and the strangeness of touring the South as an Asian American.

6.3

Gumshoe

Dec 1, 1971

A would be private eye gets mixed up in a smuggling case.

0.0

Korine Côté - Mon Show

Aug 15, 2017

No overview available.

8.8

Paul Taylor : #Franglais

Mar 25, 2019

The first stand-up comedy special by Paul Taylor, an Englishman who lived for several years in France as a child and therefore performs his shows 50% in the English and 50% in the French language. Here, he talks about a squirrel conspiracy, the French greeting culture and why queuing might no have been invented by the French.

7.5

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

Nov 25, 1981

Steve Martin's fourth NBC special was in the spirit of his previous association with Saturday Night Live. It was broadcast live from Studio 8H, produced by Lorne Michaels and featured some original cast members of the show.

7.4

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip

Mar 12, 1982

Richard Pryor's stand-up act includes his frank discussion about his freebasing addiction, as well as the infamous night on June 9, 1980 that he caught on fire.